Shloka 37
Adhyaya 92 — Devi’s Assurance of Protection and the Fruits of Reciting the Devi Mahatmyam
भवकाले नृणां सैव लक्ष्मीर्वृद्धिप्रदा गृहे ।
सैवाभावे तथालक्ष्मीर्विनाशायोपजायते ॥
bhavakāle nṛṇāṃ saiva lakṣmīr vṛddhipradā gṛhe / saivābhāve tathālakṣmīr vināśāyopajāyate
لوگوں کی خوش حالی کے زمانے میں وہی گھر میں لکشمی بن کر افزائش عطا کرتی ہے؛ اور زوال کے وقت وہی ہلاکت کے لیے اٹھنے والی اَلکشمی بن جاتی ہے۔
FAQs
Prosperity and loss are not random in the Purāṇic worldview; they are phases under a single divine sovereignty. The lesson for householders is steadiness—use Lakṣmī for dharma and remain composed when Alakṣmī manifests.
Relates chiefly to Sthiti (household flourishing) and the cyclical governance within Manvantara; it also hints at karmic causality, though not explicitly stated.
Lakṣmī/Alakṣmī represent the mind’s sense of abundance or lack; both are movements of śakti. Recognizing a single source reduces attachment in gain and aversion in loss.